Category: Podcast Episodes
Website posts dedicated to offering listening links, transcripts, sources, and show notes of the video podcast Curiosity Meets The Past.
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How This Bioarchaeologist Connects Maryland’s Past to Its Present
How can we learn about people who lived centuries ago, but were not included in typical written records? Biocultural anthropologist, Alex McDougle, guides us through her work on free and…
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Decoding Diaspora Through a Family Scrapbook
What can a crumbling family scrapbook reveal about history and the way diasporic communities make meaning? Religious scholar, Dr. Richard Newton, guides us through the surprising story of how a…
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The Archaeology Behind the English Alphabet
Where did English alphabet come from and how do we know this? Linguist and writer, Dr. Danny Bate, guides us through the archaeology and linguistic history behind the letters many…
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Rethinking Water History at Shushtar in Iran
What can water systems tell us about people in the past and present? Landscape archaeologist, Dr. Mehrnoush Soroush, guides us through the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Shushtar in Iran…
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The Curious History and Science of Blimps
Where did blimps come from and why are we fascinated by them? Geneticist and blimp enthusiast, Dr. Alex Dainis, guides us through the history of these sky vessels, the science…
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What Archaeology Can Bring to the Classroom (and Beyond)
What can archaeology bring to the classroom and beyond? Archaeologist and filmmaker, Marc Barkman-Astles, guides us through the workshops he runs across England and Wales, the challenges he’s encountered, and…
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The Ancient Deities People Called Upon
Assyriologist and public educator, Megan Lewis, guides us through some of the surprising sources scholars use to understand the deities people turned to in the past when they needed help.…
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The Making and Remaking of the Zodiac in Roman Egypt
Egyptologist, Dr. Lingxin Zhang guides us through fragmented papyri, recycled temple documents, and what one woman did when she learned her family’s fate. In our conversation, she shares what ancient…
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What 3D Modelling Reveals About the Past
Archaeologist, Madeline Robinson, guides us through a shipwreck, ancient temples in Malta, and very tiny stone tools she has studied through 3D modelling. In our conversation, we explore what these…
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When Egyptian and Canaanite Temples Met
Archaeologist and Egyptologist, Dr. Brooke Norton, guides us through a spectrum of ancient Egyptian and Canaanite temples where she shares interesting insights about architecture, ritual, and the people behind them.